Onboarding Rural Area Mathematics and Physical Science Scholars

农村地区数学和物理科学学者的入职

• 批准号: 2322614
• 负责人: Amy Chambers
• 金额: $ 245.97万
• 依托单位: Tennessee Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2029-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2322614&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Onboarding; Rural; Area; Mathematics; Physical

This project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need at Tennessee Technological University, a comprehensive institution drawing students from the rural Upper Cumberland region. Over its 6-year duration, this project will fund scholarships to 45 full-time undergraduate students who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees in biology, chemistry, Earth sciences, mathematics, or physics. First-year students will receive four years of scholarship support. In addition, the project aims to promote student entrance, retention, and success in STEM majors and careers by providing early, targeted, and continuing academic support to Scholars. Supports include early academic support through first-year math classes, multi-layered mentoring, regular cohort-building, undergraduate research, and career-based projects. Supports will occur throughout the Scholars’ tenure, starting with redesigned first-year math courses, as success in these courses is a major factor in retaining students in STEM. This project has potential to broaden participation of students from groups that have been underrepresented in STEM fields, including low-income and rural students, and to inform how planned activities aid in the retention and graduation of more STEM majors from this student population. The overall goal of this project is to increase STEM degree completion for low-income, high-achieving undergraduates with demonstrated financial need from economically distressed rural communities. The specific aims of the project are: 1) Promote student entrance, retention, and success in STEM majors through comprehensive financial support; 2) Provide a strong launch of first-year Scholars through early, targeted, and continuing academic and co- curricular support; 3) Establish a sense of belonging among Scholars through cohort-building and mentoring; and 4) Encourage career preparation by facilitating leadership opportunities and real-world client-based projects. Critical thinking skills, self-efficacy, and perceptions of mathematics will be investigated to assess the impact of an early support framework that includes a summer bridge program, re-envisioned first-year math experiences, on-going mentorship, and co-curricular activities. Additionally, recruitment and retention will be assessed through comparison of applicants relative to recruitment efforts, math course success rates, retention in STEM majors, graduation rates, and job placement relative to peers. Annual project evaluation will be conducted using an iterative process of formative and summative assessments. Results will be compiled and shared with the broader community through conference presentations and publications. This project is funded by NSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program, which seeks to increase the number of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who earn degrees in STEM fields. It also aims to improve the education of future STEM workers, and to generate knowledge about academic success, retention, transfer, graduation, and academic/career pathways of low-income students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目将通过支持田纳西理工大学的高分，低收入学生的保留和毕业，这是对受过良好教育的科学家，数学家，工程师和技术人员的国家需求，这是一家综合机构，这是一家综合机构，这是一家综合机构。在其6年的持续时间内，该项目将为45名全日制本科生提供奖学金，这些学生正在攻读生物学，化学，地球科学，数学或物理学学士学位。一年级学生将获得四年的奖学金支持。此外，该项目旨在通过向学者提供早期，有针对性和持续的学术支持来促进STEM专业和职业的学生入学，保留和成功。支持包括通过一年级数学课，多层心理，定期构建，本科研究和基于职业的项目的早期学术支持。在整个学者任职期间，将从重新设计的第一年数学课程开始，因为这些课程的成功是将学生留在STEM中的主要因素。该项目有潜力扩大来自在STEM领域（包括低收入和粗糙的学生）中人数不足的小组的学生的参与，并告知计划活动如何帮助保留和毕业该学生人数更多的STEM专业。该项目的总体目标是增加对经济困难的农村社区的财务需求，以提高低收入，高成就的大学生的茎学位完成。该项目的具体目的是：1）通过全面的财政支持来促进STEM专业的学生入学，保留和成功； 2）通过早期，有针对性的和持续的学术和课外支持，提供了一年级学者的大力推出； 3）通过构建和心理来建立学者之间的归属感； 4）通过支持领导机会和基于现实的客户项目来鼓励职业准备。批判性思维技能，自我效能和对数学的看法将进行研究，以评估包括夏季桥梁计划，重新定义的第一年数学经验，持续的心态和上课堂活动的早期支持框架的影响。此外，将通过比较申请人相对于招聘工作，数学课程成功率，STEM专业的保留率，毕业率和与同龄人的工作安置的比较来评估招聘和保留。年度项目评估将使用形成性和总结性评估的迭代过程进行。结果将通过会议演讲和出版物与更广泛的社区进行编译和共享。该项目由NSF在科学，技术，工程和数学计划方面的奖学金提供资金，该计划旨在增加在STEM领域赢得学位的经济需求的准确治疗的低收入学生的数量。它还旨在改善未来STEM工人的教育，并为低收入学生的学术成功，保留，转移，毕业以及学术/职业途径提供知识。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来通过评估来诚实地通过评估来诚实地支持。